Contractor sought for old SAWS HQ demo

In staying on track with the city’s plans to realign Market Street, an request for proposals has been issued for the demolition of the former San Antonio Water System headquarters on Market Street just northeast of the Convention Center. Once Market is realigned, then construction of an eastward expansion of the Convention Center can begin.

And then when that’s up and running, then the city can proceed with razing the western half of the Convention Center to allow for more of a grander entrance to HemisFair Park.

Here are the Market Street plans:

Last month, the city formally selected URS Corporation as the contractor for the design and prep work involved in the realignment. The city hopes to select the construction contractor be year’s end. If that happens, work would begin the first quarter of 2013, the city estimates.